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2019 NFL Draft: Full Round 1 mock with trades, April Fools’ version

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 21: Stephen Johnson #15 of the Kentucky Wildcats throws a pass as Jeffery Simmons #94 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs tries to defend during the first half of an NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 21: Stephen Johnson #15 of the Kentucky Wildcats throws a pass as Jeffery Simmons #94 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs tries to defend during the first half of an NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /

Jeffery Simmons. 26. player. 46. . Defensive Tackle. Mississippi State

The upstart Indianapolis Colts addressed some key needs in free agency, including bringing back cornerback Pierre Desir and landing veteran EDGE Justin Houston. Adding wide receiver Devin Funchess gives quarterback Andrew Luck another target to go along with fellow wideout T.Y. Hilton.

Still, general manager Chris Ballard’s first order of business should be to continue working on the defensive side of the ball.

Houston should help the pass rush, but it would be smart for Indy to add an interior presence to take pressure off the veteran.

One name to watch here is Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who runs with a hot motor and should be a disruptive force up front, capable of drawing multiple blockers and freeing up the Colts’ rushers off the edge.

There’s room for upgrades at the second and third levels of Indianapolis’ defense, too, although starting off with Simmons would be a good way to go.